The gold rushes, Kevin Boon

Considers the New Zealand gold rushes which began on the Coromandel Peninsula in the early 1850s. Looks at the social conditions in which miners lived and the importance gold mining had on opening up access to remote areas of New Zealand including Nelson, Otago and the West Coast. Suggested level: primary, intermediate

Considers the New Zealand gold rushes which began on the Coromandel Peninsula in the early 1850s. Looks at the social conditions in which miners lived and the importance gold mining had on opening up access to remote areas of New Zealand including Nelson, Otago and the West Coast. Suggested level: primary, intermediate